Sword Master With One Strike Kill - Chapter 233

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One-Strike Kill Swordmaster Episode 233

Episode 233. The Ancient Dragon’s Spring (6)

Roooooooar—!

A notification window announcing the dungeon’s first trial.

At the same time, the Dragon Soldiers all roared in unison and raised their weapons.

Clank, clank, clank—!

The metallic sound of clashing armor filled the entire cave.

Dozens of armored knights formed ranks in perfect order and began charging toward us.

Thud thud thud—!

The ground shook violently with each step they took.

However…

【Lv. 100】

Tyrant Dragon didn’t move a muscle.

Level 70 minions posed no threat to him. Even if dozens rushed at him at once, the result would be the same.

More importantly, Tyrant Dragon had already snapped due to his rage.

“You damn tooth soldiers!”

Hissssss—!

Hot steam poured from Tyrant Dragon’s mouth.

The scales all over his body began glowing red-hot.

“Rotten cavities like you…!”

Creak—.

He gripped Pokryeomdo with both hands.

The red blade flickered like flames.

The heat surrounding Pokryeomdo exploded upward, distorting the air.

“I’ll extract you myself!”

The moment I heard those words, I couldn’t help but furrow my brow slightly.

‘His trash talk level is really…’

Too childish.

It seemed like he was trying to mock them by referencing how they were soldiers born from teeth.

But even so, would the enemy really fall for such one-dimensional taunts?

“How dare you!”

“A half-wit dares to insult the Ancient Dragon’s faithful servants!”

“Atone with your death!”

…Surprisingly, they did fall for it.

“Execute this disgusting mongrel who has defiled the Dragon Clan bloodline!”

“Roooooar!”

No way.

‘This actually works?’

Are all beings related to the Dragon Clan this simple-minded?

While I was making a dumbfounded expression at this thought.

“Hup!”

Whooooom—.

Tyrant Dragon raised Pokryeomdo high into the sky with a battle cry.

And then.

He brought it straight down toward the ground.

CRASH——!

In an instant, the world turned upside down.

The moment Pokryeomdo touched the ground, a tremendous shockwave spread in all directions. The floor cracked like a spider web and the earth itself began undulating like waves.

Crack, crumble—!

The basalt floor shot upward.

The entire ground rippled like it was alive, striking the Dragon Soldiers.

Lava erupted through the gaps, swallowing some Dragon Soldiers.

“Aaaaagh!”

Their formation collapsed instantly.

Some Dragon Soldiers were crushed by the rising rocks, while others fell into the cracked ground.

Whooooom—!

Tyrant Dragon roughly pulled Pokryeomdo from the ground.

Then he swung the great sword horizontally.

Whoooosh—!

A massive sword wind swept across the front.

Three or four Dragon Soldiers in the front line were caught in the gust. The Dragon Soldiers slammed into the wall with the sound of crumpling armor and collapsed.

“Kahahaha!”

Whooom, whooooom—!

The sword strikes continued relentlessly.

Tyrant Dragon’s attacks weren’t fast at all. In fact, they were slow.

But.

Each strike was devastating.

Every time Tyrant Dragon swung his great sword, Dragon Soldiers were torn apart, and every time he brought down Pokryeomdo, the earth shook.

“You little runts dared to insult me as a half-wit!”

Level 70.

The Dragon Soldiers’ abilities were definitely not something to scoff at.

They had sufficient power to guard a dragon’s nest.

However, when a transcendent like Tyrant Dragon faced them, no special techniques were needed.

Overwhelming power.

Yes.

That alone was more than enough.

‘As expected…’

I watched Tyrant Dragon’s battle from a distance and thought.

‘…The first checkpoint isn’t very difficult.’

In fact, the Ancient Dragon’s Dragon Soldiers attack all intruders unconditionally.

Bloodline doesn’t matter at all.

Even if you enter the lair with a Pure-blooded Dragon, they’ll shout the following and attack:

『How dare you recklessly invade the great one’s lair! What right do you have to set foot in this sacred place!』

『Your arrogance befitting pure blood reaches the heavens! Atone with death!』

『Even if you’re pure-blooded, you’re not as pure as the great one, so you’re nothing but impurities! Die!』

‘Fighting is inevitable anyway.’

Still, the difficulty level was relatively low.

Since it’s the first checkpoint, you just need to fight without any special gimmicks.

Whoooosh—!

Tyrant Dragon swung Pokryeomdo once more.

Three or four Dragon Soldiers crumpled and slammed into the wall.

‘This is entertaining to watch.’

It was a combat style that relied purely on brute force, but from a spectator’s perspective, it was refreshing and entertaining to watch.

I would have liked to continue enjoying this spectacle.

Having already played the role of a bus driver in Jaque’s trial, I would be innocent even if I dumped this dungeon conquest on the Tyrant Dragon.

However.

‘That won’t do.’

Sling-!

I drew the Feather Sword.

Because….

〔Skill: 【Avatar Manifestation】 proficiency has increased from ‘Low’ to ‘Low-Mid’.〕

‘I can’t waste the opportunity to test my newly acquired ability.’

Thanks to my regressor act, hadn’t my bond with Yeonwoo the Feathered Sword increased dramatically?

As a result, the proficiency of Avatar Manifestation had risen by one level.

‘Yeonwoo.’

[Yes.]

‘From now on, I’ll show you how poorly your previous masters utilized this power.’

[…?]

A player who had refined the Feather Sword build for over a hundred cycles.

Therefore, I was confident that I could utilize 【Avatar Manifestation】 better than anyone else.

‘Now.’

It was time to directly test the enhanced power.

* * *

A few weeks ago from now.

When I first obtained Avatar Manifestation in Rashutku’s Nightmare.

There was something I thought about when using the power for the first time.

─…The higher the proficiency becomes, the more exponentially the utility of 【Avatar Manifestation】 increases.

In reality, I had only used Avatar Manifestation in simple ways until now.

For emergency escapes, bluffing to manipulate enemies, or as a means to toy with opponents like during the battle with Bloodlust.

‘Considering the potential that Avatar Manifestation possesses, it could be said to be an extremely monotonous utilization.’

〔Creation Cost: 5 Sword Energy〕

〔Maintenance Cost: 1 Sword Energy per second〕

But what could I do?

I had no other choice.

When the power’s proficiency was low, creating an avatar once consumed half of my sword energy.

Since my total sword energy was 10, no matter how excellent the power’s utility was, there was absolutely no way to use it properly.

‘When my sword energy was 20, the situation improved, but there wasn’t really anywhere to use it.’

However….

〔Sword Energy: 30〕

Now that my sword energy had risen to 30 due to the proficiency increase.

The ways to utilize this power had become infinite.

Whoooosh-!

I summoned an avatar.

The world floated and my vision flipped. My consciousness, separated from my main body, rose into the air.

Astral projection.

My main body, now in an untargetable state, became faintly translucent like a spirit.

━━━━━━━━━━━━

• The main body respawns at a nearby location according to the user’s will.

(※Maximum respawn distance varies according to skill proficiency.)

━━━━━━━━━━━━

Whiiiiiik-!

When I came to my senses, I was already in the middle of the battlefield.

A spirit that had instantly crossed space like teleporting.

I, who had been standing far behind the Tyrant Dragon, had somehow dropped right into the middle of the Dragon Soldiers’ formation.

‘When the proficiency was low, moving just a few steps was all I could do….’

It was an incomparable distance to the past.

Whoosh-!

As soon as I arrived at the desired location, I immediately deactivated Avatar Manifestation.

My main body, which had become translucent, regained its substance.

I was released from the untargetable state.

〔Sword Energy: 25〕

The sword energy consumed in that process was only 5.

Swift step, flash, blink.

I had replaced the highest-tier short-distance movement skills that existed in Roel with Avatar Manifestation alone.

And with very low consumption at that.

“What the…!”

Startle-.

The Dragon Soldiers were flustered by my sudden appearance.

The Tyrant Dragon also looked this way with a surprised expression.

It was a natural reaction.

A human who had been behind him just moments ago had suddenly popped up.

“Die…!”

Clang clang clang clang-!

The Dragon Soldiers from all directions thrust their swords in unison.

A perfect encirclement.

Sword blades flew simultaneously from front, back, left, and right. There was no space to dodge from the beginning.

However….

Whoosh-.

I didn’t panic and activated Avatar Manifestation once more.

━━━━━━━━━━━━

The avatar acts according to the main body’s will.

(※The lower the skill proficiency, the more limited the performance of complex movements or precise instructions becomes.)

━━━━━━━━━━━━

‘Block them.’

I looked down at the avatar from a third-person perspective.

I concentrated all my will on him.

Then.

Kaaaang-!

The Avatar drew an arc with the Feather Sword, deflecting the enemies’ attacks.

“…!”

Eyes filled with shock.

Sparks flew as the Dragon Knight’s sword was deflected straight into the air.

Buuung-!

But the attacks weren’t only coming from the front.

A sword swinging from behind. A strike precisely aimed at the blind spot.

Of course, there was no need to worry this time either.

I had already positioned myself behind the Avatar.

Kaaaang-!

Having escaped from the untargetable state, I immediately swung the Feather Sword to defend.

“…!”

The Dragon Knight who met my eyes was shocked.

Flinch-.

The surrounding Dragon Knights all stopped their movements in unison.

Avatar and main body.

They were bewildered by the sight of two of me existing simultaneously.

I used that gap to check my remaining sword energy.

〔Sword Energy : 17〕

〔Sword Energy : 16〕

〔Sword Energy : 15〕

…

Sword energy gradually decreasing as seconds passed.

Still, there was plenty of leeway for now.

‘Now comes the real thing.’

What I truly wanted to test.

A fighting method using two bodies while simultaneously maintaining both Avatar and main body.

‘The control difficulty was damn hard in the game.’

Controlling multiple characters simultaneously was more complex than imaginable.

Perhaps that’s why most players couldn’t properly utilize this.

Then….

‘…I wonder how it is now that the game has become reality?’

If anything, it wouldn’t be easier to control than when using mouse and keyboard.

Still, I had to overcome it. Just as I had done until now.

‘First, let’s start with two bodies.’

Grip-.

I gripped the Feather Sword tightly.

By gradually adapting to the authority, let’s try to increase the number of Avatars I can operate.

At least to the number I handled in the game.

* * *

Ding-!

〔Skill: 【Avatar Manifestation】 proficiency has increased. (20%→22%)〕

〔Skill: 【Formless Sword】 proficiency has increased. (13%→14%)〕

〔Trait: Dragon Body effect accelerates physical ability growth.〕

〔Level has increased. (51→52)〕

Ding-!

〔Vilopozy: You have cleared the first gateway of the ‘Hidden Dungeon’〕

〔Vilopozy: The path to the Spring of the Ancient Dragon opens.〕

* * *

〔Hidden Message: The Forgotten Arbiters are watching your progress.〕

〔Hidden Message: The Invaders from Another Realm are watching your progress.〕

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